I grew up in Camrose, southeast of Edmonton. I hold a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Political Science from St. Francis Xavier University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Saskatchewan.
About John W.R. Andreassen
I spent a semester of law school at Stockholm University studying Private International Law and European Union Banking Law. I first joined Weir Bowen as a summer student and, after graduating from law school, commenced my articles with the firm.
In my spare time, I enjoy playing golf and hockey, doing yoga, and spending time with family and friends.
Education
2009 – Bachelor of Arts (with Distinction) – St. Francis Xavier University
2013 – Juris Doctor – University of Saskatchewan
Bar Admission
2015 – Law Society of Alberta
Professional Associations
Edmonton Bar Association
Canadian Bar Association
INDIGENOUS LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The lands on which Edmonton sits and the North Saskatchewan River that runs through it have been the sites of natural abundance, ceremony and culture, travel and rest, relationship building, making, and trading for Indigenous peoples since time immemorial. Edmonton is located within Treaty 6 Territory and within the Metis homelands and Metis Nation of Alberta Region 4. We acknowledge this land as the traditional territories of many First Nations such as the Nehiyaw (Cree), Denesuline (Dene), Nakota Sioux (Stoney), Anishinaabe (Saulteaux) and Niitsitapi (Blackfoot).
Weir Bowen acknowledges the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting.